Hopatcong is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,531 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hopatcong is the 136th largest community in New Jersey.Hopatcong is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hopatcong is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopatcong who work in office and administrative support (15.09%), management occupations (12.38%), and sales jobs (9.21%). Also of interest is that Hopatcong has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hopatcong telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Hopatcong is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Hopatcong really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Hopatcong perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Hopatcong, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.98 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Hopatcong is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.09% of adults in Hopatcong have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Hopatcong in 2022 was $52,157, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $208,628 for a family of four. Hopatcong is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Hopatcong home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopatcong residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hopatcong also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.64% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hopatcong include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Hopatcong is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
